Boo Man Bluff is an enemy which first appears in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island.

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Physical description[]

Boo Man Bluff is a variant of Boo that wears a black blindfold, preventing them from being able to see. In Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, Boo Man Bluffs are depicted as mid-sized peach-colored Boos with a green mouth and short, stubby arms.

In Yoshi's Story, Boo Man Bluffs are colored white and were given large pink ears, although they now lack arms and no longer have a green mouth. Their blindfold color was also changed to light-blue.

For Super Princess Peach, the design from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island was reinstated, but the Boo Man Bluffs are still white and lack a green mouth like in Yoshi's Story.

Behavior[]

Because they are blindfolded, Boo Man Bluffs rely on sound to figure out where a Yoshi is, something that Yoshi's Story emphasizes by giving it ears. In Super Princess Peach, they appear in swarms.

In Yoshi franchise[]

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island[]

There is only one Boo Man Bluff, and it appears in Bigger Boo's Fort. In the remake Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3, some Boo Man Bluffs appear in the Endless World of Yoshis. A Boo Man Bluff cannot be defeated.

Yoshi Story[]

For this appearance, they are named Blindfolded Boos, or alternatively Blindfold Boos. Blindfolded Boos exclusively in the Ghost Castle, and two can be seen in the level's associated icon. Blindfolded Boos act similarly as in their first appearance. Much like in the previous game, Blindfolded Boos are invulnerable to attacks, and when a Blindfolded Boo goes after a Yoshi, it can move faster than the Yoshi can run.

In Super Princess Peach[]

Boo Man Bluffs first appear in the level Shriek Mansion 3-3. They are only encountered as an impenetrable swarm, and their movement causes the screen to move. Despite being blindfolded, a Boo Man Bluff's behavior is affected if Princess Peach looks at them, in which case they hide, while continuing to chase her. If Peach touches a Boo Man Bluff, she is forced to restart the room she is in. The Boo Man Bluffs stop chasing Peach once she leads them into light, causing them to vanish. In later levels, Boo Man Bluff are much quicker, and Peach can only escape from them using the Gloom vibe.

Boo Man Bluff are one of the few enemies to not appear in the Glossary.

Behind the scenes[]

Etymology[]

Its name is a pun of blind man's bluff, a tag game involving the use of blindfolds.

Gallery[]

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island sprite (while chasing)

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Characters	Protagonists	Green Yoshi • Blue Yoshi • Brown Yoshi • Light Blue Yoshi • Pink Yoshi • Purple Yoshi • Red Yoshi • Yellow Yoshi
	Antagonists	Baby Bowser • Kamek
	Supporting	Baby Mario • Baby Luigi • Stork • Poochy • Melon Bug • Huffin' Puffin • Muddy Buddy • Support Ghost • Liquid lift
Enemies	Enemies	Aqua Lakitu • Bandit • Barney Bubble • Baron von Zeppelin • Beach Koopa • Big Boo • Big Shy Guy • Blow Hard • Boo • Boo Balloon • Boo Blah • Boo Guy • Boo Man Bluff • Bouncing Bullet Bill • Bowling Goonie • Bubble Dayzee • Bullet Bill • Bumpty • Burt • Cactus Jack • Caged Ghost • Chain Chomp • Incoming Chomp • Cheep Cheep • Chomp Shark • Clawdaddy • Cloud Drop • Co-Blargg • Coin Bandit • Crazee Dayzee • Dancing Spear Guy • Dangling Ghost • Dizzy Dandy • Dr. Freezegood • Eggo-Dil • Fang • Fat Guy • Fishin' Lakitu • Flightless Goonie • Flightless Skeleton Goonie • Flopsy Fish • Flutter • Fly Guy • Frog Pirate • Fuzzy • Gargantua Blargg • Georgette Jelly • Green Glove • Grinder • Goomba • Goonie • Grim Leecher • Grunt • Gusty • Harry Hedgehog • Hefty Goonie • Hootie the Blue Fish • Hot Lips • Jean de Fillet • Kaboomba • Kamek's Toadies • Koopa Troopa • Lakitu • Lantern Ghost • Lava Drop • Lemondrop • Little Mouser • Little Skull Mouser • Loch Nestor • Lunge Fish • Mace Guy • Milde • Mini-Raven • Mock Up • Mufti Guy • Naval Bud • Needlenose • Needlenose Plant • Nep-Enut • Nipper Plant • Nipper Spore • Paratroopa • Piscatory Pete • Podoboo • Pokey • Potted Spiked Fun Guy • Preying Mantas • Puchipuchi L • Raven • Rip Van Fish • Seedy Sally • Short Fuse • Shy Guy • Skeleton Goonie • Slime • Slugger • Sluggy • Snifit • Solo Toady • Spear Guy • Spike • Spiked Fun Guy • Spooky • Spray Fish • Stilt Guy • Stretch • Tap-Tap • Thunder Lakitu • Whirly Fly Guy • Wild Piranha • Wild Ptooie Piranha • Woozy Guy • Zeus Guy
	Bosses	Burt the Bashful • Salvo the Slime • Bigger Boo • Roger the Potted Ghost • Prince Froggy • Naval Piranha • Marching Milde • Hookbill the Koopa • Sluggy the Unshaven • Raphael the Raven • Tap-Tap the Red Nose • Baby Bowser
Items	General	Blue watermelon • Coin • Green Shell • Green watermelon • Key • Red coin • Red Shell • Red watermelon • Special Flower • Star • Super Star • Yoshi Egg (Flashing Egg · Giant Egg · Red Egg · Yellow Egg)
	Special Items	10-Point Star • 20-Point Star • Anytime Egg • Anywhere POW • Winged Cloud Maker • Magnifying Glass • Super Green Watermelon • Super Red Watermelon • Super Blue Watermelon
Objects	Objects	! Block • Arrow block • Arrow Cloud • Balloon (Mini Battle) • Balloon (platform) • Beanstalk • Breakable block • Bubble • Bucket • Chomp Rock • Coin Block • Countdown Platform • Cracked block • Current • Donut Lift • Dotted-Line Block • Egg Block • Egg Plant • Expansion Block • Falling stone block • Flatbed Ferry • Flipper • GOAL! Ring • Ice Block • Icicle • Makeshift surfboard • Message Block • Middle Ring • Morph Bubble • Moving Block • Paddle wheel • Post • Pot • POW Block • Red-and-yellow bridge • Red balloon • Rolling rock • Ski Lift • Snowball • Spinning Log • Spinning wheel • Spotted platform • Spring Ball • Squishy block • Switch • Teeter-totter • Track ball • Tulip • Tumbler • Warp Pipe • Winged Cloud • Yoshi Block
	Obstacles	Ball 'n' Chain • Bill Blaster • Cannonball • Lava • Makiage Dosun • Spike • Spiked Ball • Spiked Weight • Spinning Fireballs • Thorn
Worlds	World 0	Welcome To Yoshi's Island (0-0)
	World 1	Make Eggs, Throw Eggs (1-1) • Watch Out Below! (1-2) • The Cave Of Chomp Rock (1-3) • Burt the Bashful's Fort (1-4) • Hop! Hop! Donut Lifts (1-5) • Shy Guys On Stilts (1-6) • Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy (1-7) • Salvo the Slime's Castle (1-8) • Poochy Ain't Stupid (1-★)
	World 2	Visit Koopa And Para-Koopa (World 2-1) • The Baseball Boys (2-2) • What's Gusty Taste Like? (2-3) • Bigger Boo's Fort (2-4) • Watch Out For Lakitu (2-5) • The Cave Of The Mystery Maze (2-6) • Lakitu's Wall (2-7) • The Potted Ghost's Castle (2-8) • Hit That Switch!! (2-★)
	World 3	Welcome to Monkey World! (3-1) • Jungle Rhythm (3-2) • Nep-Enut's Domain (3-3) • Prince Froggy's Fort (3-4) • Jammin' Through The Trees (3-5) • The Cave Of Harry Hedgehog (3-6) • Monkey's Favorite Lake (3-7) • Naval Piranha's Castle (3-8) • Hit That Switch!! (3-★)
	World 4	GO! GO! MARIO!! (4-1) • The Cave Of The Lakitus (4-2) • Don't Look Back! (4-3) • Marching Milde's Fort (4-4) • Chomp Rock Zone (4-5) • Lake Shore Paradise (4-6) • Ride Like The Wind (4-7) • Hookbill The Koopa's Castle (4-8) • The Impossible? Maze (4-★)
	World 5	BLIZZARD!!! (5-1) • Ride The Ski Lifts (5-2) • Danger - Icy Conditions Ahead (5-3) • Sluggy The Unshaven's Fort (5-4) • Goonie Rides! (5-5) • Welcome To Cloud World (5-6) • Shifting Platforms Ahead (5-7) • Raphael The Raven's Castle (5-8) • Kamek's Revenge (5-★)
	World 6	Scary Skeleton Goonies! (6-1) • The Cave Of The Bandits (6-2) • Beware The Spinning Logs (6-3) • Tap-Tap The Red Nose's Fort (6-4) • The Very Loooooong Cave (6-5) • The Deep Underground Maze (6-6) • KEEP MOVING!!!! (6-7) • King Bowser's Castle (6-8) • Ultimate Castle Challenge (6-★)
Forms	Morph Bubble	Car • Helicopter • Mole Tank • Submarine • Train
Minigames	Mini Battles	Gather Coins • Popping Balloons • Throwing Balloons • Watermelon Seed Spitting Contest
	Bonus Challenges	Flip Cards • Scratch and Match • Drawing Lots • Match Cards • Roulette • Slot Machine

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Characters	Protagonists	Yoshi • Yoshis
	Antagonists	Baby Bowser
	Supporting characters	Balloon Bully • Dragon • Ghost Rider • Huffin' Puffin • Miss Warp • Neuron • Poochy • Power Bee • Snake
Levels	P. 1-Beginning	Treasure Hunt • Surprise!! • Rail Lift • Tower Climb
	P. 2-Cavern	Bone Dragon Pit • Blargg's Boiler • Jelly Pipe • Torrential Maze
	P. 3-Summit	Cloud Cruising • The Tall Tower • Poochy & Nippy • Frustration
	P. 4-Jungle	Jungle Hut • Jungle Puddle • Piranha Grove • Neuron Jungle
	P. 5-Ocean	Lots O'Jelly Fish • Lots O'Fish • Shy Guy Limbo • Shy Guy's Ship
	P. 6-Finale	Mecha Castle • Lift Castle • Ghost Castle • Magma Castle
	Other	Practice (training level)
Bosses	Bosses	Cloud N. Candy • Inviso • Cloudjin • Don Bongo • Baby Bowser • Ghost
	Mini-bosses	Bone Dragon • Slug
Enemies and objects	Enemies	Air Bag • Attacky Sack • Bamboo dancer • Bee • Big & Little Boo • Black Shy Guy • Blargg • Blindfold Boo • Blue Blurp • Bob-omb • Bone Dragon • Boo • Boo Block • Bullet Bill • Bumblebee • Bumpty • Burner Shy Guy • Centipede • Cheep Cheep • Chomp • Clam • ComBat • Do-Drop • Flying Shy Guy (propeller) • Frog • Fuzzy Wiggler • Gabon • Goonie • Ick Worm • Jellyfish • Jelly Ghost • Lakitu • Lava Ghost • Little Boo • Mr. Eel • Nipper Plant • Nipper Spore • Pak E. Derm • Peeper • Piranha Plant • Piranha Pest • Piranha Sprout • Puffer • Raven • Red Blurp • Sea Anemone • Sea cactus • Sensuikan Heihō • Shy Guy • Shy Guy Galleon • Shy Guy on Stilts • Shy Guy on Pogo Sticks • Snorkel Snake • Snow Guy • Spider • Spike • Spiked Fun Guy • Spiny Fish • Tehee Butterfly • Toady • Vine Slime
	Objects	Bocci Ball • Bumper Ball • Burner • Direction Switch • Grinder • Jelly • Piston • Rail Lift • Spike • Spiked stone • Sword
Items	Items	? Bubble • Bumber 'Chute • Delay Switch • Heart Coin • Message Block • Mystery Crate • Power Flower • Special Heart • Super Happy Tree • Surprise Ball • Tulip • Warp Vase • Yoshi's egg
	Fruits	Apple • Banana • Bomb Berry • Favorite Fruit • Grapes • Heart Fruit • Lucky Fruit • Melon • Pepper • Watermelon
Miscellaneous	Moves	Crouch • Egg Throw • Flutter Jump • Ground Pound • Jump • Sniff • Swallow
	Terminology	♥ • Arrow Sign • Fruit Frame
	Other	Gallery

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Characters	Protagonists	Princess Peach • Perry
	Antagonist	Bowser
	Other characters	Mario • Luigi • Toad • Toadsworth
Bosses	Bosses	Boss P. Plant • Hoo • King Boo • Wiggler • Gooper Blooper • Blizzaurus • Giant Kamek • Army Hammer Bro • Bowser
Enemies	Enemies	Goomba • Mad Goomba • Sad Goomba • Paragoomba • Sad Paragoomba • Red Paragoomba • Red Goomba • M. Red P-Goomba • Green Koopa Troopa • Mad Green Koopa • Red Koopa Troopa • Glad Red Koopa • Paratroopa • M. G. P-Troopa • Red Paratroopa • G. R. P-Troopa • Lakitu • Calm Lakitu • Spiny • Sad Spiny • Mecha-Spike Top • M. M-Spike Top • Hammer Bro • Calm Hammer Bro • A. F. H. Bro • C. A. F. H. Bro • Spike • Mad Spike • Piranha Plant • Glad P. Plant • Nipper Plant • Sad N. Plant • Ptooie • Glad Ptooie • Volcano Plant • Calm Volcano Plant • Pokey • Mad Pokey • Cheep Cheep • Sad Cheep Cheep • Blurp • Mad Blurp • Blooper • Glad Blooper • Urchin • Boo • Mad Boo • Big Boo • Mad Big Boo • Dry Bones • Sad Dry Bones • Fishing Boo • C. Fishing Boo • Podoboo • Blue Podoboo • Lil' Sparky • Hothead • Thwomp • Torpedo Ted • Glad Torpedo Ted • Bullet Bill • Mad Bullet Bill • Banzai Bill • Mad Banzai Bill • Cannon • Calm Cannon • Bob-omb • Glad Bob-omb • Parabomb • Glad Parabomb • Chain Chomp • C. Chain Chomp • Big Chain Chomp • Fang • Glad Fang • Raven • Sad Raven • Rex • Sad Rex • Walruss • Starfish • Circular Clouds • Firewheel • Flameface • Hoolet • Mini-Fang Swarm • Rockethand • Sandslab • Security Thwomp • Smogball • Thump • Weighdown
Items	Items	Coin • Courage Soda • Endless Vibe • Five Coin • Natural Power • Puzzle Piece (Super Princess Peach) • Tough Coffee • Vibe Crystal • Vibe Tea
Objects	Objects	! Block • ! Switch • Balloon • Blue Donut Lift • Coin Bag • Donut Lift • Flamethrower • Flatbed Ferry • Goal Gate • Heart Panel • Icicle • Koopa Shellceiver • Lakitu's Cloud • Lava Plume • Message Block • Quicksand • Rotating Block • Skull Box • Spiked Ball • Warp Pipe
Worlds	Worlds	Ladida Plains • Hoo's Wood • Shriek Mansion • Fury Volcano • Wavy Beach • Gleam Glacier • Giddy Sky • Bowser's Villa
Levels	Ladida Plains	Ladida Plains 1-1 • Ladida Plains 1-2 • Ladida Plains 1-3 • Ladida Plains 1-4 • Ladida Plains 1-5 • Ladida Plains 1-6 • Ladida Plains 1-7 • Ladida Plains 1-8 • Ladida Plains 1-9
	Hoo's Wood	Hoo's Wood 2-1 • Hoo's Wood 2-2 • Hoo's Wood 2-3 • Hoo's Wood 2-4 • Hoo's Wood 2-5 • Hoo's Wood 2-6 • Hoo's Wood 2-7 • Hoo's Wood 2-8 • Hoo's Wood 2-9
	Shriek Mansion	Shriek Mansion 3-1 • Shriek Mansion 3-2 • Shriek Mansion 3-3 • Shriek Mansion 3-4 • Shriek Mansion 3-5 • Shriek Mansion 3-6 • Shriek Mansion 3-7 • Shriek Mansion 3-8 • Shriek Mansion 3-9
	Fury Volcano	Fury Volcano 4-1 • Fury Volcano 4-2 • Fury Volcano 4-3 • Fury Volcano 4-4 • Fury Volcano 4-5 • Fury Volcano 4-6 • Fury Volcano 4-7 • Fury Volcano 4-8 • Fury Volcano 4-9
	Wavy Beach	Wavy Beach 5-1 • Wavy Beach 5-2 • Wavy Beach 5-3 • Wavy Beach 5-4 • Wavy Beach 5-5 • Wavy Beach 5-6 • Wavy Beach 5-7 • Wavy Beach 5-8 • Wavy Beach 5-9
	Gleam Glacier	Gleam Glacier 6-1 • Gleam Glacier 6-2 • Gleam Glacier 6-3 • Gleam Glacier 6-4 • Gleam Glacier 6-5 • Gleam Glacier 6-6 • Gleam Glacier 6-7 • Gleam Glacier 6-8 • Gleam Glacier 6-9
	Giddy Sky	Giddy Sky 7-1 • Giddy Sky 7-2 • Giddy Sky 7-3 • Giddy Sky 7-4 • Giddy Sky 7-5 • Giddy Sky 7-6 • Giddy Sky 7-7 • Giddy Sky 7-8 • Giddy Sky 7-9
	Bowser's Villa	Bowser's Villa 8-1 • Bowser's Villa 8-2 • Bowser's Villa 8-3 • Bowser's Villa 8-4 • Bowser's Villa 8-5 • Bowser's Villa 8-6 • Bowser's Villa 8-7 • Bowser's Villa 8-8 • Bowser's Villa 8-9
Moves	Peach's vibes	Joy • Rage • Gloom • Calm
	Perry's forms	Bowlbrella • Chargebrella • Dashbrella • Floatbrella • Poundbrella • Slidebrella • Subrella
Minigames	Minigames	Toad Jump • Toad Shot • Toad Tote
Miscellaneous	Other	Beta elements • Gallery • Music • Regional differences • Super Princess Peach - Original Soundtrack • Vibe • Vibe Gauge